WTB Staff Weekly NFL Picks – Week 12

There’s a lot to be thankful for this year. We have each other to get through this disappointing season. The Bucs can be thankful it’s almost over. I’m thankful that I’ll soon  no longer be embarrassing myself in the Weekly NFL Picks segment (as the season will be complete).

WTB Staff Weekly NFL Picks Standings

WTB Pick Standings	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
Simon Alexander	11	13	7	8	7	7	10	10	8	11	8	100
Derek Fournier	9	11	7	10	8	5	11	10	6	11	10	98
Evan Wash	7	13	8	8	8	5	12	11	7	10	8	97
Jon Hink	10	12	8	9	6	6	11	9	7	10	9	97
Jason DLT	11	9	7	7	7	4	12	9	6	11	9	92

NFL Team Thanks

Usually, in this area, I go over who our guys picked in this week’s games, however, in the spirit of the holiday I’m going to tell you what I think each NFL team should be thankful for. Our picks will be listed at the bottom.

Minnesota is thankful Case Keenum finally figured out how to beat other teams than Tampa Bay. Detroit is thankful the rest of the division has QB problems. The Cowboys are thankful Jerry is distracted by his war on Roger Goodell, while the Chargers are thankful that San Diego is still open for a return. The Giants are thankful Ben McAdoo’s days are numbered, while Washington’s thankful that they had one more year with Kirk Cousins.

Tennessee is thankful Tampa Bay took Winston over Mariota, while the Colts are thankful that Jacoby Brissett isn’t terrible. The Bucs are thankful they locked up Gerald McCoy for another few years (so he can’t leave to find the playoffs elsewhere) while the Falcons are thankful Adrian Clayborn is a late bloomer.

Miami is thankful Jay Cutler won’t be playing this week, while the Patriots are thankful Tom Terrific wants to play until he’s 45. Cleveland is thankful that they have six more shots at avoiding going oh-fer. Cincinnati is thankful the Browns are in their division.

The Bears are thankful for Mitch Trubisky while the Eagles are thankful for Carson Wentz and Doug Pederson. The Panthers are thankful for that defense while the Jets are thankful they already went past their projected win total. The Chiefs are thankful the rest of the AFC West has been disappointing while Buffalo is thankful the Nate Peterman experiment is over.

Seattle is thankful for DangerRuss, while the 49ers are thankful for John Lynch shaking the trees for any kind of talent. The Jags are thankful to be in first place at Thanksgiving, while the Cards are thankful to see Larry Fitzgerald at least one more time. The Saints are thankful they stuck with Sean Payton one more year while the Rams are thankful that Sean McVay is a magician.

Denver is thankful they’ll get a look at Paxton Lynch while Oakland is thankful that this isn’t their first year in Vegas (first impressions are everything).

The Packers are thankful that this lost season may get them a high pick that will allow them to compete for the next few years. The Steelers are thankful that Big Ben decided to come back.

Finally, the Texans are happy they drafted Deshaun Watson (and hope he recovers well), while Baltimore is thankful to still be in playoff contention.

We’re thankful you frequent WhatTheBuc.net! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

Picks

Game	Derek	Evan	JC	Jon	Simon
Thanksgiving Day, 11/23
Minnesota at Detroit	MIN	MIN	MIN	DET	DET
LA Chargers at Dallas	DAL	LAC	DAL	LAC	DAL
Thursday Night Football, 11/23
NY Giants at Washington	WAS	WAS	WAS	WAS	WAS
Sunday, 11/26
Tennessee at Indianapolis	TEN	TEN	TEN	TEN	TEN
Tampa Bay at Atlanta	TB	ATL	ATL	ATL	ATL
Miami at New England	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Cleveland at Cincinnati	CIN	CIN	CIN	CIN	CIN
Chicago at Philadelphia	PHI	PHI	PHI	PHI	PHI
Carolina at NY Jets	CAR	CAR	CAR	NYJ	CAR
Buffalo at Kansas City	KC	KC	KC	KC	KC
Seattle at San Francisco	SEA	SEA	SEA	SEA	SEA
Jacksonville at Arizona	JAX	JAX	JAX	JAX	ARI
New Orleans at LA Rams	LAR	NO	LAR	LAR	LAR
Denver at Oakland	OAK	OAK	OAK	OAK	OAK
Sunday Night Football, 11/26
Green Bay at Pittsburgh	PIT	PIT	PIT	PIT	PIT
Monday Night Football 11/27
Houston at Baltimore	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL